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B. COLLINS Oct. 23. 1956 HEADDRESS Filed Jan. 25, 1954 IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEYS.

United States Patent HEADDRESS Beth Collins, Studio City, Calif.

Application January 25, 1954, Serial No. 405,801

1 Claim. (Cl. 2198) This invention relates to a headdress, and especially to one including a veil.

In conducting a marriage ceremony, a headdress of this type, usually designated as a bridal veil, is commonly used by a bride. Such a veil may often be quite appropriate even if the marriage so far as the bride is concerned is not the first.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide a bridal headdress that is especially adapted for a marriage ceremony, wh ether it be the first, or otherwise.

It is another object of this invention to make it possible to provide a decorative and attractive headdress of this character that is simple and inexpensive.

This invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objects which may be made more clearly apparent from a consideration of one embodiment of the invention. For this purpose, there is shown a form in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification. This form will now be described in detail, illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood that this detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of this invention is best defined by the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a pictorial view of a headdress incorporating the invention shown in use on a wearer;

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vieW of a veil that may be utilized in connection with the invention; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the visor or forehead veil shown in unfolded position.

The headdress is formed by a pair of bands 1 and 2. These bands are made of braided fabric or cord material capable of yieldingly encircling the head of the user. Such braided material may be ornamented by appropriate metallic portions, or otherwise, associated with the strands of the braid.

The two bands 1 and 2 are permanently joined together, as by fastening means 3, at substantially diametrically opposite points of the bands, one of the bands, such as hand 2, being of smaller diameter than the band it, the band 2 passing through the band 1, the bands being joined permanently at substantially diametrically opposed points. The bands are angularly spaced from 2,767,404 Patented Oct. 23, 1956 each other. The outer band 1 may be tilted upwardly with respect to the inner band 2. The fastening means joins the bands where they cross.

The bands, interfitting in this manner, serve to encircle the head and, due to the yielding quality of these bands, the headdress is quite firmly supported upon the head of the user.

If desired, ornamental medallions 4 and 5 may be provided at the front of the upwardly tilted band 1. These medallions may be made of any appropriate material, such as fabric, metal, flowers or stone.

Also attached to the forward portion of the upwardly tilted band 1 is a forehead veil 6, a development of which is shown in Fig. 4. This forehead veil may be folded along the dotted lines indicated in Fig. 4 to provide a visor-like box elfect.

The crossed bands 1 and 2 serve as a support for an ornamental veil 7. This veil may be made of any desired net or lace material. The veil 7 is supported on the rear portions of the bands 1 and 2, for example, as viewed in Fig. 2. The veil, when disposed under the bands 1 and 2, have depending portions 8 and 9 which drape gracefully over the shoulders of the wearer. The depending portion 9 extends underneath the outer band I. and is folded over the inner band 2. Thence the veil passes between the two bands 1 and 2 and folds over the band 1 to form the depending portion 8. The veil is wide enough so that the portions 8 and 9 merge and present the appearance of a single full veil.

The ornamental treatment of the various: elements of the headdress is a matter of artistic choice. Additional ornamental devices may be utilized in connection with the veils 6 and 7. Similarly, the ornamentation of the bands 1 and 2 may also be varied as desired.

The inventor claims:

In a headdress: an inner band; an outer band; means permanently attaching the bands at substantially diametrically opposed points, the outer band being angularly spaced from the inner band; said bands being adapted to engage the head of the wearer; the angular spacing defining front and rear spaces between the bands; and a veil having a portion passing under a portion of the outer band through a part of the space between the bands defining the rear space, over a corresponding portion of the inner band, then under the balance of the inner hand, through the remaining corresponding space, and over the balance of the outer band.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,638,756 Wallman Aug. 9, 1927 1,671,889 Dorros May 29, 1928 2,615,171 Borowick Oct. 28, 1952 2,651,044 Stankiewicz et a1. Sept. 8, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 7,994 Great Britain June 15, 1886 

